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StakSTAK -5.85%20 Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.75 as of Dec. 2025, which is 600% above its 10-year median of 0.25. GuruFocus rates STAK with a GF Score™ of 20/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 705 Oil & Gas companies, Stak ranks worse than 141843.83% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
STAK'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.43 Med: 0.25 Max: 1.39
Current: -1.43
During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Stak was 1.39. The lowest was -1.43. And the median was 0.25.
STAK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 705
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 2.05
vs STAK: -1.43
A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.
According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.
Stak Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Stak Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
STAK vs OMSE, NINE, SND: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Stak Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data,
the EBITDA data used here is two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.
Stak (STAK) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.75 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Stak. This is 600% above median its historical median of 0.25. According to the industry distribution chart, Stak ranks #999999 out of 705 companies in the Oil & Gas industry.
Is Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Stak's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.75 is 600% above median its 10-year median of 0.25. The Oil & Gas industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.05. Stak's value of 1.75 is 14.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Stak ranks #999999 out of 705 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Stak has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Stak's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to OMSE and NINE?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Stak ranks #999999 out of 705 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Stak in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.05. Stak's value of 1.75 is 14.6% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.25 vs. the industry median of 2.05, Stak has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Oil & Gas companies is 2.05, based on 705 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Stak's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.75 is 14.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Stak. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Stak's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.75, which is 600% above median its own 10-year median of 0.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Stak stock overvalued right now?
Stak (STAK) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.75. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.75, which is 600% above median its 10-year median of 0.25 and 14.6% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 2.05. Stak's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Stak (STAK), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.75 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Stak Inc is engaged in research, development, manufacturing, and sale of oilfield-specialized production and maintenance equipment. It design and manufacture oilfield-specialized production and maintenance equipment and also sell oilfield-specialized production and maintenance equipment components, related products, and provide automation solutions. Its products include oilfield vehicles such as oil pumping trucks, oil-well repair trucks, fracking trucks, well flushing-wax removal trucks, and boiler trucks. The company also produce specialized equipment and components for oil well repair and maintenance, fracking, oil well cleaning and wax removal, oil pumping, and boilers.
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